| Level I | Good quality evidence |
Systematic review of RCTs with consistent findings High quality individual RCT |
| Level II |
Limited quality patient orientated evidence |
Systematic review of lower quality studies or studies with inconsistent findings Low quality clinical trial Cohort studies Case-control studies |
| Level III | Other |
Consensus guidelines, extrapolations from bench research, usual practice, opinion, disease-oriented evidence (intermediate or physiologic outcomes only), or case series |
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Corticosteroids, oral/IV (anorexia/cachexia): Miller S, McNutt L, McCann MA, McCorry N. Use of corticosteroids for anorexia in palliative medicine: a systematic review. J Palliat Med. 2014 Apr;17(4):482-5. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24702642
Corticosteroids, oral/IV (anorexia/cachexia): Back I., Watson M., Lucas C., Hoy A. and Armstrong P. 2012. Anorexia, cachexia and asthenia. Palliative Care Guidelines Plus [Internet]. [Accessed 23 November 2017]. Available: http://book.pallcare.info/index.php?p=pdf&op_target=print&id=339&media=pdf&pdffmt=1&dg=1